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1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

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The 1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1958 college football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by 14th-year head coach Bobby Dodd, played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta, and compiled a 5–4–1 record.[1]

Record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Headcoach
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1958 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainFoster Watkins
Home stadiumGrant Field
Seasons
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1958 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 LSU $6–0–011–0–0
No. 4 Auburn6–0–19–0–1
No. 11 Ole Miss4–2–09–2–0
Vanderbilt2–1–35–2–3
Tennessee4–3–04–6–0
Alabama3–4–15–4–1
Kentucky3–4–15–4–1
No. 14 Florida2–3–16–4–1
Georgia Tech2–3–15–4–1
Georgia2–4–04–6–0
Tulane1–5–03–7–0
Mississippi State1–6–03–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Ole Miss's game against Houston counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included Fred Braselton with 310 passing yards and Floyd Faucette with 473 rushing yards.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at KentuckyL 0–1330,000[2]
September 26Florida State*W 17–340,391[3]
October 4Tulane
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 14–038,000[4]
October 11Tennessee
W 21–744,726[5]
October 18No. 2 Auburn
T 7–744,726[6]
October 25at SMU*No. 17L 0–2027,000[7]
November 1at Duke*W 10–830,000[8]
November 8No. 17 Clemson*
W 13–044,726[9]
November 15AlabamadaggerNo. 20
L 8–1744,726[10]
November 29at GeorgiaL 3–1650,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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